Electric cars are in great demand, not just at Electric Cars UK

CNN reports today that Volkswagen say their IT systems are in meltdown as people rush to order its new electric car online

Volkswagen received 10,000 orders for the ID.3 1ST in the 24 hours since reservations opened in EUrope, leaving its computer systems unable to cope with the high number of visits

This electric vehicle has a range of up to 260 miles . Customers need a 1000 Euro deposit to reserve one of the 30,000 cars Volkwagen plans to make . They'll get free battery charging for a year and the model is the first to be made on Volkswagen's electric platform which it calls MEB